Wad definition
(informal) A large amount.
A wad of troubles.
noun
Wad is defined as to roll up or form into a lump.
An example of wad is to form a sheet of paper into a ball.
verb
A small mass of soft material, often folded or rolled, used for padding, stuffing, or packing.
noun
To line or pad with or as with wadding.
verb
The definition of a wad is a handful or a clump of something.
An example of a wad is a lump of gum under a desk.
noun
A compressed ball, roll, or lump, as of tobacco or chewing gum.
noun
(vulgar slang) An ejaculation of semen.
noun
A plug, as of cloth or paper, used to retain a powder charge in a muzzleloading gun or cannon.
noun
A disk, as of felt or paper, used to keep the powder and shot in place in a shotgun cartridge.
noun
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A sizable roll of paper money.
noun
A considerable amount of money.
noun
To compress into a wad.
Wad a candy wrapper.
verb
To pad, pack, line, or plug with wadding.
Wad a keyhole.
verb
To hold (shot or powder) in place with a wad.
verb
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To insert a wad into (a firearm).
verb
A small, soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc.
noun
A lump or small, compact mass (of something)
A wad of chewing tobacco.
noun
A mass of soft or fibrous material used for padding, packing, stuffing, etc.
noun
A plug of hemp, tow, paper, etc. stuffed against a charge to keep it firmly in the breech of a muzzleloading gun or in a cartridge.
noun
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(informal) A roll of paper money.
noun
(slang) A large amount, esp. of money.
noun
To compress into a wad.
verb
To roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad.
verb
To hold (a charge) in place by a wad.
verb
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To plug with a wad.
verb
To force or stuff.
To wad oakum into a crack.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
wad
Plural:
wadsOrigin of wad
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition